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. >> reporter: romney still holds front-runner status as polls show him edging out texas congressman ron paul and santorum, but santorum questioned whether romney, a one-term massachusetts governor, could beat president obama. >> he has never run as a conservative and won going exwg. >> reporter: now, santorum told me he could beat president obama, that he knew how to win elections in swing states like pennsylvania and appeal to the key independent voters. russ, he said he would do all that without compromising his conservative principles. >> mitchell: for more on the hunt for votes in the hawkeye state we are joined by cbs news political director john dickerson, also in des moines. rick santorum was counted out not to go ago by a lot of people. now he's on a roll. what does that mean. >> every republican candidate has had a chance to be the surge candidate in the polls for republican looking for an alternative to mitt romney. for rick santorum, there are two challenges. he has to be better than newt gingrich who has been dropping but still has support, and he's got to challenge ron
. >> reporter: romney still holds front-runner status as polls show him edging out texas congressman ron paul and santorum, but santorum questioned whether romney, a one-term massachusetts governor, could beat president obama. >> he has never run as a conservative and won going exwg. >> reporter: now, santorum told me he could beat president obama, that he knew how to win elections in swing states like pennsylvania and appeal to the key independent voters. russ, he said he...
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. >>> meanwhile, a man in texas was detained today for taking military-grade explosives into an airport. it happened at the midland international airport just before 9:30 this morning. a city spokesperson said the explosives were found as a man was going into the terminal. the fbi took the man into custody but would not make any further comments. a sweep of the airport was performed and all operations are back normal tonight. >>> still ahead, why it's about to get more expensive to go shopping in montgomery county. >>> plus, the rush is on. why you might call this super saturday for thrift stores. >>> taking a look at the new year's celebration in sydney, australia. fireworks lit up the sky over the famous sydney opera house and sydney bridge. [ monica ] i'm away on a movie shoot and it hasn't been going exactly as planned. cut. cut! [ monica ] i thought we'd be on location for 3 days -- it's been 3 weeks. so i had to pick up some more things. good thing i've got the citi simplicity card. i don't get hit with a fee if i'm late with a payment... which is good because on this job, no! big
. >>> meanwhile, a man in texas was detained today for taking military-grade explosives into an airport. it happened at the midland international airport just before 9:30 this morning. a city spokesperson said the explosives were found as a man was going into the terminal. the fbi took the man into custody but would not make any further comments. a sweep of the airport was performed and all operations are back normal tonight. >>> still ahead, why it's about to get more...
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you've got rick perry, texas governor who has been working very hard for christian conservatives and has a big ad blitz that's been on the air for a month talk being his faith. newt gingrich, who has won the endorsement of influential christian conservatives in the last couple of days. and michelle bachmann, who was the winner of the ames straw poll and has had a really tough time in the polls and raising money of late. but quite popular with evangelical conservatives. all are vying for the christian conservative vote. what happens in the churches tomorrow could help persuade voters about that. and if the christian conservative vote in iowa coalesces behind one candidate, look out. mitt romney and ron paul could be facing a real upset. >> real leadership is not from me. it's prosecute you. what we've seen in the polls happen is because iowans had gone down and we can look at our web site, it's overwhelming from iowa. iowa is not the biggest state in the country, yet, we have had more people visit our web site from iowa than any other place. why? you're doing your homework. you're mak
you've got rick perry, texas governor who has been working very hard for christian conservatives and has a big ad blitz that's been on the air for a month talk being his faith. newt gingrich, who has won the endorsement of influential christian conservatives in the last couple of days. and michelle bachmann, who was the winner of the ames straw poll and has had a really tough time in the polls and raising money of late. but quite popular with evangelical conservatives. all are vying for the...
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on sitting governor of texas much longer. [applause] but we will speak up on that issue regardless of where we are. let me share that with you. yes, sir. >> governor, i do not mean to put you on the spot. >> that sounds like a setup. >> are you familiar with a man named jacob howard? >> i do not believe i am. you want to familiarize me with him? >> he wrote the 14th amendment. i wonder if you could tell me something about the 14th amendment. i would like to read the first clause, if i may. it begins, "all persons born or naturalized in the united states are subject to the protections thereof." [inaudible] >> the 14th amendment was -- might understanding of when it was written and why it was written was dealing with the issue of citizenship for individuals who had been slaves. so righting a wrong in our country's history is what the 14th amendment is about. the issue of should we be educated individuals who have come into this country illegally is a symptom of a bigger problem that we have got, and that happens to be that the
on sitting governor of texas much longer. [applause] but we will speak up on that issue regardless of where we are. let me share that with you. yes, sir. >> governor, i do not mean to put you on the spot. >> that sounds like a setup. >> are you familiar with a man named jacob howard? >> i do not believe i am. you want to familiarize me with him? >> he wrote the 14th amendment. i wonder if you could tell me something about the 14th amendment. i would like to read...
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host: debra, houston, texas, a democrat. caller: i think my story of this year is the actual process that the right dislikes obama, i will not call it racism, i will not go that far, i think they dislike what he stands for, but the fact he killed bin laden, they should have rallied behind him, and everything he has done they have obstructed and opposed. i think it is quite interesting, the dusty you have not just a moment ago, a lady asked about voter suppression and when people show their id, and the guest responded it would be held at private homes. now, democrats will hold their caucuses in private homes, and they might be in get -- ghettos, or in neighborhoods with disabled black people, latinos, and asians, yet we will be held to a strict standard of people wanting to see id of the time. i and disabled and cannot get down there. my idea was rebuilt online. -- id was renewed online testing lower suppression needs to be looked at. i think it is clear that the right has not given obama and the credit. >> we will leave this
host: debra, houston, texas, a democrat. caller: i think my story of this year is the actual process that the right dislikes obama, i will not call it racism, i will not go that far, i think they dislike what he stands for, but the fact he killed bin laden, they should have rallied behind him, and everything he has done they have obstructed and opposed. i think it is quite interesting, the dusty you have not just a moment ago, a lady asked about voter suppression and when people show their id,...
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the big question here is what is he doing in texas? >> well, veronica, this has been part of his campaign strategy in iowa. he'll come into the state, do two or three campaign events and go back and get rest. just because he isn't here doesn't mean his staff isn't here. most drove back from sioux city last night, a three-hour drive, to get started this morning to ged a head start on tuesday. they said there's a lot of work to do, so his staff will be here working both days and weekend while congressman paul is back in texas getting his rest. >> what are you hearing from iowans on the ground for his support for paul. has he done enough to motivate his base? >> he has. i've seen crowds inflate in size recently due to his jump in the numbers. he's always had a big crowd come out in iowa. recently it's been bigger. he's been averaging about 200 people in each of his events. thursday night in council bluffs he had over 700 people show up, many cheering his anti-war message. he's been getting plenty of standing ovations when he railings agai
the big question here is what is he doing in texas? >> well, veronica, this has been part of his campaign strategy in iowa. he'll come into the state, do two or three campaign events and go back and get rest. just because he isn't here doesn't mean his staff isn't here. most drove back from sioux city last night, a three-hour drive, to get started this morning to ged a head start on tuesday. they said there's a lot of work to do, so his staff will be here working both days and weekend...
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hood, texas. >> very good. >> and to everybody, all my friends and family in st. louis and chicago and to everyone else, like, happy new year. >> you've got everyone covered and we're so glad to have you back, too, safe and sound. >>> let's talk about this forecast. so many people will enjoy the beautiful weather conditions out there as we go into tonight and tomorrow. maybe too windy in the northern plains, but we're only complaining about wind, that's not too bad. temperatures will be in the 40s in new york city. new year's day looks nice around the country, too. a perfect end to the new year >>> and kind of a cool start to the morning, especially in the north bay with some patchy frost. temperatures, 30s and 40s. fog the really big issue around the bay area. quarter mile visibility through the north bay valleys and around the east bay this morning. what we will find once the fog strarts stra starts to break up, a bit warmer. we see the numbers start to climb on up. we will see things turning foggy for tomorrow morning. a dry start for 2012. three days. >>> if y
hood, texas. >> very good. >> and to everybody, all my friends and family in st. louis and chicago and to everyone else, like, happy new year. >> you've got everyone covered and we're so glad to have you back, too, safe and sound. >>> let's talk about this forecast. so many people will enjoy the beautiful weather conditions out there as we go into tonight and tomorrow. maybe too windy in the northern plains, but we're only complaining about wind, that's not too bad....
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i'm in texas, and i'm living under rick perry. by the way, waiters and waitresses work here for $2.17 an hour. all the jobs he's created. but i also have to say, you know, i know that we're not supposed to have law that either prevent or encourage any particular religion. but i'm concerned that all of these self-proclaimed christians or self-proclaimed social conservatives, as they say -- ron paul is interesting, were it not for that. i find it -- you know, you say in your mind what would jesus do? don't know if you remember the bumper sticker. it seems to me the republicans would be much more gracious when comes to the poor and the elderly and the sick, the imfirm, because that's exactly what jesus was supposeddedly all about. so that is my one concern. my other concern is the lies. for goodness sake, everyone needs a kind of civics lesson. president obama can suggest laws, but he doesn't make the laws. execution, the executive. i wish people would understand it's his job to deal with foreign policy and trade in terms of war and
i'm in texas, and i'm living under rick perry. by the way, waiters and waitresses work here for $2.17 an hour. all the jobs he's created. but i also have to say, you know, i know that we're not supposed to have law that either prevent or encourage any particular religion. but i'm concerned that all of these self-proclaimed christians or self-proclaimed social conservatives, as they say -- ron paul is interesting, were it not for that. i find it -- you know, you say in your mind what would jesus...
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hood, texas. >> very good. >> and to everybody, all my friends and family in st. louis and chicago and to everyone else, like, happy new year. >> you've got everyone covered and we're so glad to have you back, too, safe and sound. >>> let's talk about this forecast. so many people will enjoy the beautiful weather conditions out there as we go into tonight and tomorrow. maybe too windy in the northern plains, but we're only complaining about wind, that's not too bad. temperatures will be in the 40s in new york city. new year's day looks nice around the country, too. a perfect end to the new year an . >>> good morning, clouds this morning. temperatures in the 40s with a few spotty showers across the area. clouds break up during the day today. sun and mild temperatures in the 50s for highs. arrives tomorrow. it will make an impact as we go through the eastern half of the u.s. in the next three days. >>> if you want that hour by hour forecast, what the temperature is going to be like, get that at weather.com. amy, back to you. >> bill, thank you. >>> now to that tragi
hood, texas. >> very good. >> and to everybody, all my friends and family in st. louis and chicago and to everyone else, like, happy new year. >> you've got everyone covered and we're so glad to have you back, too, safe and sound. >>> let's talk about this forecast. so many people will enjoy the beautiful weather conditions out there as we go into tonight and tomorrow. maybe too windy in the northern plains, but we're only complaining about wind, that's not too bad....
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hood, texas. >> very good. >> and to everybody, all my friends and family in st. louis and chicago and to everyone else, like, happy new year. >> you've got everyone covered and we're so glad to have you back, too, safe and sound. >>> let's talk about this forecast. so many people will enjoy the beautiful weather conditions out there as we go into tonight and tomorrow. maybe too windy in the northern plains, but we're only complaining about wind, that's not too bad. temperatures will be in the 40s in new york city. new year's day looks nice around the countr >>> can you believe these upper 50s today? good morning. how about that 59? the forekags? culpeper 60 today. we are looking at a pair of 5s for frederick. tonight d.c. over to annapolis and fredericksburg temperatures between 45 and 50 for your new year's eve celebrations. don't worry about rain tonight. the forecast is looking good. monday thingsct as we go through the eastern half of the u.s. in the next three days. >>> if you want that hour by hour forecast, what the temperature is going to be like, get tha
hood, texas. >> very good. >> and to everybody, all my friends and family in st. louis and chicago and to everyone else, like, happy new year. >> you've got everyone covered and we're so glad to have you back, too, safe and sound. >>> let's talk about this forecast. so many people will enjoy the beautiful weather conditions out there as we go into tonight and tomorrow. maybe too windy in the northern plains, but we're only complaining about wind, that's not too bad....
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south carolina, tennessee, texas, wisconsin. all five states all controlled by republican legislatures have made it harder for citizens to vote. in south carolina's case, the justice department's actually stepped in to block the new voter i.d. law. they say it will suppress voter turnout among minorities. according to the doj, 82,000 minority citizens in south carolina are registered to vote but lack the kind of identification the new law requires. these voters are nearly 20% more likely to be disenfranchised by this change than are white voters. now, the department of justice can do this. it can step in in south carolina's new law because of the voting rights act of 1965. under section 5 of the voting rights act, certain states, states with an egregious history of legalized racial discrimination and suppressing the minority vote, those states must get something called preclearance. they're going to significantly alter their election laws. the department of justice has to sign off on it. south carolina is one of those states. ka
south carolina, tennessee, texas, wisconsin. all five states all controlled by republican legislatures have made it harder for citizens to vote. in south carolina's case, the justice department's actually stepped in to block the new voter i.d. law. they say it will suppress voter turnout among minorities. according to the doj, 82,000 minority citizens in south carolina are registered to vote but lack the kind of identification the new law requires. these voters are nearly 20% more likely to be...
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he is took back in iowa tomorrow and ron paul is spending the weekend at texas. >>> a money manager is a fee man after spending four years behind bars. nathan chapman was convicted of fraud for investing public money into this company. the scandal led to an overhaul of the state pension board. >>> several local brims are getting big help to upgrade and keep drivers safe. the transportation authority says that the chase peak bay, key, knife and tatum bridges are targeted for improvement. new lighting and camera and censors to detect stopped vehicle. the $11 million makeover will start in the next few months. >>> maryland's newest highway is more than popular. thethe intercounty connector carried more people, 1,000 more cars are day than expected. the remaining stretch will be finished in 2014. >>> this morning in eyewitness news health watch, if you have eating too much this holiday season. it might be ready for a jew detoxing. as we report from new york, it is a growing trend that doctors are saying that you have to be careful what you eat. >> reporter: chad wanted to lose weight and f
he is took back in iowa tomorrow and ron paul is spending the weekend at texas. >>> a money manager is a fee man after spending four years behind bars. nathan chapman was convicted of fraud for investing public money into this company. the scandal led to an overhaul of the state pension board. >>> several local brims are getting big help to upgrade and keep drivers safe. the transportation authority says that the chase peak bay, key, knife and tatum bridges are targeted for...
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you think about it, the caucuses are on tuesday, and he decided, i will fly home to texas. >> he watched our show yesterday morning and we had the doctor on that said new year's resolutions, spend more time with family and friends. he is taking advice from our doctor. >>clayton: he has always run an unconventional campaign and this is part of the unconventional approach, rather than doing a bus tour and going to coffee stops i will take the weekend off. >> it has been so fluid. three week and even two weeks ago, gingrich was at the top. >>clayton: and romney has not spent a lot of time in iowa almost avoiding the state and now pulling out all the stops bringing in new jersey governor chris christie who is very popular and he did new jersey-style sopranos talking to get folks to the polls. >> i love being with mitt but let me tell you people disappoint me on tuesday ... you don't do what you are supposed to do on tuesday for mitt romney i will be back, jersey-style, people. i will be back! >> he is known for his sound bites. >> he will bring snooki back. or "the situation," back. >> he is
you think about it, the caucuses are on tuesday, and he decided, i will fly home to texas. >> he watched our show yesterday morning and we had the doctor on that said new year's resolutions, spend more time with family and friends. he is taking advice from our doctor. >>clayton: he has always run an unconventional campaign and this is part of the unconventional approach, rather than doing a bus tour and going to coffee stops i will take the weekend off. >> it has been so...
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were you surprised that ron paul was leaving this weekend and going back to texas? >> well, i think that ron paul probably has had the longest stay in iowa with the most organized ground operation and almost never left since 2008. he's got his diehards and whether they show or not is probably not going to matter much whether he's there or not. but also, i think you have to take those polls and almost take ron paul out of it and say, wow, there really is a race for maybe it's first, maybe it's second, maybe it's third. who are going to be the candidates who are still standing after iowa. >> why do you say take ron paul out of it? >> because i just don't think that outside of iowa he's really a serious candidate anywhere else in the country. nationally his poll numbers are way below that number. you know, 2, 3, 4% he maxes out at. iowa he does well because he's got such an organization there. but his views are so far out of even the republican mainstream that i just don't think he's serious. so you look at people like rick perry, newt gingrich and rick santorum, that'
were you surprised that ron paul was leaving this weekend and going back to texas? >> well, i think that ron paul probably has had the longest stay in iowa with the most organized ground operation and almost never left since 2008. he's got his diehards and whether they show or not is probably not going to matter much whether he's there or not. but also, i think you have to take those polls and almost take ron paul out of it and say, wow, there really is a race for maybe it's first, maybe...
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texas is demanding that the united states government bailout texas because texas is in bankruptcy. by the way, we will do this. the first federal bailout in american history is texas. i wish that somebody would teach governor perry of texas now. as he talks about secession and running for president the same time. i want to know what country. taylor would deal with these one of the time. in the senate, however, henry clay, the grand old man of american politics has a different idea. he hates taylor. he hates taylor because he thought he should have been the weak nominee in 1848. he does not understand how this of star politician who never did anything suddenly is president rather than henry clay has earned it. and his plan is to run congress and force what he calls an omnibus bill which is putting all of the issues together in one bill, drive it like a bus to congress, make taylor sign it, and what he really wants to do is he wants to be the guy who runs the country. taylor will simply be the figurehead. fillmore, the vice-president, aligns himself with clay. fillmore tells zachary
texas is demanding that the united states government bailout texas because texas is in bankruptcy. by the way, we will do this. the first federal bailout in american history is texas. i wish that somebody would teach governor perry of texas now. as he talks about secession and running for president the same time. i want to know what country. taylor would deal with these one of the time. in the senate, however, henry clay, the grand old man of american politics has a different idea. he hates...
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were you surprised that ron paul was leaving this weekend and going back to texas? >> well, i think that ron paul probably has had the longest stay in iowa with the most organized ground operation and almost never left since 2008. he's got his diehards and whether they show or not is probably not going to matter much whether he's there or not. but also, i think you have to take those polls and almost take ron paul out of it and say, wow, there really is a race for maybe it's first, maybe it's second, maybe it's third. who are going to be the candidates who are still standing after iowa. >> why do you say take ron paul out of it? >> because i just don't think that outside of iowa he's really a serious candidate anywhere else in the country. nationally his poll numbers are way below that number. you know, 2, 3, 4% he maxes out at. iowa he does well because he's got such an organization there. but his views are so far out of even the republican mainstream that i just don't think he's serious. so you look at people like rick perry, newt gingrich and rick santorum, that'
were you surprised that ron paul was leaving this weekend and going back to texas? >> well, i think that ron paul probably has had the longest stay in iowa with the most organized ground operation and almost never left since 2008. he's got his diehards and whether they show or not is probably not going to matter much whether he's there or not. but also, i think you have to take those polls and almost take ron paul out of it and say, wow, there really is a race for maybe it's first, maybe...
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texas is demanding that the united states government bailout texas because texas is in bankruptcy. by the way, we will do this. the first federal bailout in american history is texas. i wish that somebody would teach governor perry of texas now. as he talks about secession and running for president the same time. i want to know what country. taylor would deal with these one of the time. in the senate, however, henry clay, the grand old man of american politics has a different idea. he hates taylor. he hates taylor because he thought he should have been the weak nominee in 1848. he does not understand how this of star politician who never did anything suddenly is president rather than henry clay has earned it. and his plan is to run congress and force what he calls an omnibus bill which is putting all of the issues together in one bill, drive it like a bus to congress, make taylor sign it, and what he really wants to do is he wants to be the guy who runs the country. taylor will simply be the figurehead. fillmore, the vice-president, aligns himself with clay. fillmore tells zachary
texas is demanding that the united states government bailout texas because texas is in bankruptcy. by the way, we will do this. the first federal bailout in american history is texas. i wish that somebody would teach governor perry of texas now. as he talks about secession and running for president the same time. i want to know what country. taylor would deal with these one of the time. in the senate, however, henry clay, the grand old man of american politics has a different idea. he hates...
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largest state i think that maybe maybe it's right that rick perry mentions texas eighty three times but i think a good eighty five could really put him over the edge while you do the more there's still november we have five debates i'll be looking forward to i will be counting as i'm sure you will how many times texas is said absolutely i think you know in the rankings of g.o.p. word priority you want to get reagan number one obviously tax taxes number two and the texas they're almost the same word you know you can maybe kind of mash them together get two points for each time you mention it tax this tax axis taxes i like that when i think of the use the next time during the debate. let's move on to another issue here to talk about. it until i have a picture here for all the viewers to take a look at this is representative john campbell's ferrari five fifty and it was parked outside to get a little on a recent day and so this is causing a bit of. people are upset about it right this is the moment when you don't want to pretend like you're the one percent we have this whole ninety nin
largest state i think that maybe maybe it's right that rick perry mentions texas eighty three times but i think a good eighty five could really put him over the edge while you do the more there's still november we have five debates i'll be looking forward to i will be counting as i'm sure you will how many times texas is said absolutely i think you know in the rankings of g.o.p. word priority you want to get reagan number one obviously tax taxes number two and the texas they're almost the same...
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. >>> scientists in texas are hitting the pool, the first step to prevent a major disaster in deep waters starts here in the shallow end. we'll explain. thththththththiss an rc robotic claw. my high school science teacher made me whwhat i am today. our science teacher helped us build it. ♪ now i'm a geologist at chevron, and i get to help science teachers. it has four servo motors and a wireless microcontroller. over the last three years we've put nearly 100 million dollars into american education. that's thousands of kids learning to love science. ♪ isn't that cool? and that's pretty cool. ♪ on my journey across america, i've learned that t when you ask someone in texas if they want "big" savings on car insurance, 's a bit like asking if they want a big hat... .'scuse me... ...or a big steak....or b. i think we have our answer. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> believe it or not it's not all champagne and bowl games, start of the new year is also peak time for making donations to thrift stores and getting a tax donation in return, b
. >>> scientists in texas are hitting the pool, the first step to prevent a major disaster in deep waters starts here in the shallow end. we'll explain. thththththththiss an rc robotic claw. my high school science teacher made me whwhat i am today. our science teacher helped us build it. ♪ now i'm a geologist at chevron, and i get to help science teachers. it has four servo motors and a wireless microcontroller. over the last three years we've put nearly 100 million dollars into...
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south carolina, tennessee, texas, wisconsin. all five states all controlled by republican legislatures have made it harder for citizens to vote. in south carolina's case, the justice department's actually stepped in to block the new voter i.d. law. they say it will suppress voter turnout among minorities. according to the doj, 82,000 minority citizens in south carolina are registered to vote but lack the kind of identification the new law requires. these voters are nearly 20% more likely to be disenfranchised by this change than are white voters. now, the department of justice can do this. it can step in in south carolina's new law because of the voting rights act of 1965. under section 5 of the voting rights act, certain states, states with an egregious history of legalized racial discrimination and suppressing the my tinority vote, those sta must get something called preclearance. they're going to significantly alter their election laws. the department of justice has to sign off on it. south carolina is one of those states. ka
south carolina, tennessee, texas, wisconsin. all five states all controlled by republican legislatures have made it harder for citizens to vote. in south carolina's case, the justice department's actually stepped in to block the new voter i.d. law. they say it will suppress voter turnout among minorities. according to the doj, 82,000 minority citizens in south carolina are registered to vote but lack the kind of identification the new law requires. these voters are nearly 20% more likely to be...
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texas is demanding that the united states government bailout texas because texas is in bankruptcy. by the way, we will do this. the first federal bailout in american history is texas. i wish that somebody would teach governor perry of texas now. as he talks about secession and running for president the same time. i want to know what country. taylor would deal with these one of the time. in the senate, however, henry clay, the grand old man of american politics has a different idea. he hates taylor. he hates taylor because he thought he should have been the weak nominee in 1848. he does not understand how this of star politician who never did anything suddenly is president rather than henry clay has earned it. and his plan is to run congress and force what he calls an omnibus bill which is putting all of the issues together in one bill, drive it like a bus to congress, make taylor sign it, and what he really wants to do is he wants to be the guy who runs the country. taylor will simply be the figurehead. fillmore, the vice-president, aligns himself with clay. fillmore tells zachary
texas is demanding that the united states government bailout texas because texas is in bankruptcy. by the way, we will do this. the first federal bailout in american history is texas. i wish that somebody would teach governor perry of texas now. as he talks about secession and running for president the same time. i want to know what country. taylor would deal with these one of the time. in the senate, however, henry clay, the grand old man of american politics has a different idea. he hates...
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ron paul is taking a break from the campaign altogether heading home to texas on monday. most of the other candidates scheduled to keep them in iowa. if they hope for the kind of jackpot des moines saw this week, when a multimillion lottery ticket was claimed two hours before it was set to expire, iowa has a habit of springing surprises. in washington, ohmemily schmidt. -- i'm emily schmidt. >> at the request of congressional leaders, president obama is delaying the request to increase the debt limit. they appeared in public yesterday to pay their respect at the pearl harbor memorial. the white house announced it will wait a few more days to ask for a $1.2 trillion increase. congress is allowing 15 days to object but will be in section until mid-january. the delay won't disrupt government operations. >>> from verizon to angry customers, it can hear you now. the wireless phone company backed away from a plan to charge's new did 2 fee. a verizon statement said that feedback from upset customers prompted the decision to drop what it was calling a convenience fee. at thafee w
ron paul is taking a break from the campaign altogether heading home to texas on monday. most of the other candidates scheduled to keep them in iowa. if they hope for the kind of jackpot des moines saw this week, when a multimillion lottery ticket was claimed two hours before it was set to expire, iowa has a habit of springing surprises. in washington, ohmemily schmidt. -- i'm emily schmidt. >> at the request of congressional leaders, president obama is delaying the request to increase...
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a texas teenager well-known for his inspirational youtube video dies from a heart disease he suffered withence is he was a toddler. hundreds have paid tribute at his funeral. 4900 gathered for his memorial service and many never met him but saw the video and felt compelled to go. >> a lot of people were talking about that story the last few days. >> very emotional. >>> hundreds of thousands of people are flock to times square in new york city for the big new year's eve party. we'll go there live to see how the big apple is preparing for the big night. >>> and you just had to love the weather in the area today. but will it last through the holiday weekend? we have your answer coming up. >> new york is about to host the biggest party of the year. the city is expecting more than 1 million people in time square and the preps are underway. we're live there right now with reporter robert moses from our sister station in new york, wnyw. how's it going? >> reporter: wisdom, a lot of people are excited up here and we have been here for a too hours tonight and i can show you some of the barrica
a texas teenager well-known for his inspirational youtube video dies from a heart disease he suffered withence is he was a toddler. hundreds have paid tribute at his funeral. 4900 gathered for his memorial service and many never met him but saw the video and felt compelled to go. >> a lot of people were talking about that story the last few days. >> very emotional. >>> hundreds of thousands of people are flock to times square in new york city for the big new year's eve...
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and some other international headlines in brief in southeast texas thousands of mourners attended the funeral ceremony to pay their last respects to the victims of an air strike on the bins were killed and wednesday after the tank. top of the world today a group of regulars based in rome and it's done among codes in the region on the number of protests held in turkish and iraqi cities and today clashes. in the gift he is not one to the white house wishful as the country's new conservative government approves of it was started because of almost nine billion you were as much as a savings account from across the government of bad loans that were to freeze all civil servants pay continue the ritual a little time to talk to me was done with fears over economic future one hundred it's unemployment rate of twenty one percent in the highest in the. it's twenty twelve creeps close so we continue to move back of the stories that dominated past year and this time it's the occupy movement that expose social and financial interest in the most unexpected places. i remember at the start of the so-ca
and some other international headlines in brief in southeast texas thousands of mourners attended the funeral ceremony to pay their last respects to the victims of an air strike on the bins were killed and wednesday after the tank. top of the world today a group of regulars based in rome and it's done among codes in the region on the number of protests held in turkish and iraqi cities and today clashes. in the gift he is not one to the white house wishful as the country's new conservative...
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libertarian republican is headinging home to texas to spend new year's eve with his family. while the well financed rick perry is battling for third place with rick santorum. >> why don't you ask taxpayers of iowa to support a teapot museum in north carolina, an indoor rain forest in iowa. >> ed rollins tells cnn the minnesota congresswoman has held her fire against romney in the hopes of being his running mate. saying it was a theory that if romney became the nominee, he would need her to get support. his only gaffe this week came from his son who joked why he has yet to release his tax returns. >> as soon as president obama releases his grades and birth certificate -- and maybe -- >> another sign romney prefers a fight with president obama who he now compares to french royalty. >> why did you call president obama marie antoinette? >> i said it reminded me of antoinette when she said let them eat cake. tgd be worse. what we look for is it can be better. >> a response is obama campaign tweeted this article that reported romney once lived in a mansion when he was a missionary
libertarian republican is headinging home to texas to spend new year's eve with his family. while the well financed rick perry is battling for third place with rick santorum. >> why don't you ask taxpayers of iowa to support a teapot museum in north carolina, an indoor rain forest in iowa. >> ed rollins tells cnn the minnesota congresswoman has held her fire against romney in the hopes of being his running mate. saying it was a theory that if romney became the nominee, he would need...
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. >>> a young man from texas really touched all of us this week. he had a serious heart condition but was able to inspire a lot of people as he was fighting for his life. you may remember ben breedlove. that's him here. he became an internet celebrity be advice clips he posted on youtube. it was his wisdom, his wisdom that touched all of us as he was tie i dying. this was ben's last video. ben's funeral was held yesterday. >> then he prayed for us and he prayed that we wouldn't be scared and we wouldn't be sad and that we would have the same peace that he felt from god. >> that's ben's sister there. his mother spoke with our own brooke baldwin on "out front" last night and told brooke about when she first saw her son's video. >> our daughter shared that video to my husband and i the morning after ben passed away. >> and your first thought was, i mean, did you -- through the video, we should explain, he described three different times in his life where he described cheating death and feeling this big, bright light. did you have any idea he experienc
. >>> a young man from texas really touched all of us this week. he had a serious heart condition but was able to inspire a lot of people as he was fighting for his life. you may remember ben breedlove. that's him here. he became an internet celebrity be advice clips he posted on youtube. it was his wisdom, his wisdom that touched all of us as he was tie i dying. this was ben's last video. ben's funeral was held yesterday. >> then he prayed for us and he prayed that we wouldn't...
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he's in texas and they get a lat -- lot of government aid. that's one of the reasons why he's been able to keep a very low unemployment level. so, some of president candidates are not being honest. barack obama's plan has been very helpful to a lot of states. host: thanks for calling. dave swenson, anything in the earlier part of his comments you can apply to the discussion here? >> sure. i want to make one thing clear. iowa's economy is very diverse. it's not an ag economy. largest manufacturing sector in terms of g -- g.d.p. and employment, the second largest is pping finance and banking, then we move down the line and get agriculture. agriculture maybe explains about 4% of the jobs on the farm level. we do have an agricultureal products sector. that sector tends to be stable. during hard times, we eat. we don't have the cyclical fluctations in the hiring the the ag economy though over time is requiring fewer and fewer workers, more and more machines. that's part of the depopulation of the rural area is that agriculture just doesn't need ve
he's in texas and they get a lat -- lot of government aid. that's one of the reasons why he's been able to keep a very low unemployment level. so, some of president candidates are not being honest. barack obama's plan has been very helpful to a lot of states. host: thanks for calling. dave swenson, anything in the earlier part of his comments you can apply to the discussion here? >> sure. i want to make one thing clear. iowa's economy is very diverse. it's not an ag economy. largest...
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this is a guy who won a lot of competitive elections in the state of texas. largely in races where he didn't have to debate. and over the last couple months, perry has been on the the stage as often as any of the other candidates. it's sort of hard to imagine a way in which he wouldn't be better off if he tried to duck a couple of those. maybe limit his debate performances to just a couple selectives. >> here's what i'm going to say in the spirit of the new year and all that stuff. honestly, for the way people are scrutinized now that every second is recorded, whether it's on camera or somebody just has their cell phone going or something, i think it's amazing that more mistakes aren't caught. and at least whatever you think of an individual candidate, k o kudos for doing it. it's brutal on the campaign trail. >> absolutely. when people look at how well mitt romney is doing here, also the fact rick santorum has hung in there, what they point to is the fact these guys are political pros. they stand out from the field in the sense of having run in competitive r
this is a guy who won a lot of competitive elections in the state of texas. largely in races where he didn't have to debate. and over the last couple months, perry has been on the the stage as often as any of the other candidates. it's sort of hard to imagine a way in which he wouldn't be better off if he tried to duck a couple of those. maybe limit his debate performances to just a couple selectives. >> here's what i'm going to say in the spirit of the new year and all that stuff....
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. >> a texas teenager's last message inspiring people online. we'll tell you more about that. >>> we begin this friday morning with the gop presidential candidates in iowa. peter alexander, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you and happy birthday. the front-runner mitt romney is showing new confidence he's now beginning this aggressive and ambitious final sprint. he begins today in iowa, heads to new hampshire, then returns here tomorrow to iowa. his camp is really hopeful this field will pretty much freeze in place with things neck and neck between he and ron paul and a jumble of everybody else. with four days to go until the iowa caucuses, front-runner mitt romney before another large crowd wednesday night aimed to nail down his support, focusing his closing argument on patriotic values. >> we want to instill in our kids a confidence in the future. if i become your president, i will do everything in my power to restore those principles, not to transform america into something new. >> reporter: romney was defeated in iowa four years ag
. >> a texas teenager's last message inspiring people online. we'll tell you more about that. >>> we begin this friday morning with the gop presidential candidates in iowa. peter alexander, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you and happy birthday. the front-runner mitt romney is showing new confidence he's now beginning this aggressive and ambitious final sprint. he begins today in iowa, heads to new hampshire, then returns here tomorrow to iowa. his camp is really...
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. >>> new poll out this morning shows the former massachusetts governor mitt romney and texas congressman ron paul are running neck and neck lead into next week's iowa caucuses. as allison burns reports from washington, d.c., another high- profile candidate is falling fast. allison. >> reporter: let's get right to the results of this week's poll of iowa's likely caucus-goers. 23% of them say they support mitt romney. 21% for lawn paul, 15% for rick santorum. 14% for rick perry. 13% for newt gingrich. and 6% for michele bachmann. it is a dramatic fall to 5th place for newt gingrich. here's his campaign stop this morning in wauconda, iowa. he expressed frustration about the race and said he had a good life with his wife and would not be running if he didn't think the country was in real truck. >> i have been beaten up i day in the media and negative ads, [not understandable] and paid for by people in this country i will endure that for that's kids. >> about an hour ago, in des moines, former massachusetts governor mitt romney campaigned with popular new jersey governor chris christie, their
. >>> new poll out this morning shows the former massachusetts governor mitt romney and texas congressman ron paul are running neck and neck lead into next week's iowa caucuses. as allison burns reports from washington, d.c., another high- profile candidate is falling fast. allison. >> reporter: let's get right to the results of this week's poll of iowa's likely caucus-goers. 23% of them say they support mitt romney. 21% for lawn paul, 15% for rick santorum. 14% for rick perry....
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that's what we did in texas. we have a tax burden that is as light as it can be on job creators and still allows state services to be delivered. we have a regulatory climate that's very predictable and we passed the most sweeping tort reform in the nation. it works. it is a simple model, but it works. simplicity is what has been missing in washington for so long. >> can you stop the degradation of our religious freedoms? i go back to -- i think this president has a war against religion going on. i shall couple of examples. one of them is this department of justice is going after churches from the standpoint approve the is called ministerial acceptance. -- exception. from the standpoint of being able to fire or hire someone. this justice department is going after churches and basically taking that ministerial alliance away. if that is not a war on religion, i don't know what is. catholic charities, they are using dollars to give comfort haveid to individuals who been sexually trafficked. this administration is not
that's what we did in texas. we have a tax burden that is as light as it can be on job creators and still allows state services to be delivered. we have a regulatory climate that's very predictable and we passed the most sweeping tort reform in the nation. it works. it is a simple model, but it works. simplicity is what has been missing in washington for so long. >> can you stop the degradation of our religious freedoms? i go back to -- i think this president has a war against religion...
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congressman ron paul of texas in second place. the caucuses are scheduled for next tuesday, january 3. live coverage now here on c-span. ♪ ♪ ♪ [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> again who on c-span2 we are live from des moines, iowa, where we're waiting for republican presidential candidate mitt romney told a campaign rally in the parking lot at the local grocery store there. we will be joined by new jersey governor chris christie. our live coverage will get underway with a candidate in just a few minutes. later here on the c-span networks more live campaign events. on c-span former house speaker newt gingrich will hold a town hall meeting also in des moines. he will be joined by frank months live at 11 a.m. eastern on c-span. later in the day rick santorum will meet with voters in marshalltown iowa. you can watch live coverage at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> again, we're waiting for republican presi
congressman ron paul of texas in second place. the caucuses are scheduled for next tuesday, january 3. live coverage now here on c-span. ♪ ♪ ♪ [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> again who on c-span2 we are live from des moines, iowa, where we're waiting for republican presidential candidate mitt romney told a campaign rally in the parking lot at the local grocery store there. we will be joined by new jersey...
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polls showing he is popular there but the texas congressman responding to harsh words from his rivals mitt romney, michele bachmann among others saying paul will not be the nominee. newt gingrich says he wouldn't even vote for him. doug wead is a senior advisor to ron paul. he has been with him in iowa but happens to be in d.c. today. doug, thanks for being with us. >> gregg, good to see you. gregg: congressman paul is being criticized by his rivals and others among other things, claiming america to blame for 9/11, condemning killings of bin laden and al waa lucky and blaming the u.s. for provoking iran's nuclear program. are those views of mr. paul contrary to what most americans think? >> i think they would be if those were truly his sentiments. a lot of what he says and believes is misrepresented. he believes strongly in the constitution and that if we want to go to war, let's grow to war. he voted in favor of going after osama bin laden and he supported israel in 1981. gregg: he opposed to assassination though. >> he opposed, he opposed way the assassination was conducted. he felt
polls showing he is popular there but the texas congressman responding to harsh words from his rivals mitt romney, michele bachmann among others saying paul will not be the nominee. newt gingrich says he wouldn't even vote for him. doug wead is a senior advisor to ron paul. he has been with him in iowa but happens to be in d.c. today. doug, thanks for being with us. >> gregg, good to see you. gregg: congressman paul is being criticized by his rivals and others among other things, claiming...